Redemption

Prolouge

Aiyanna's Pov:

"Now I lay me down to sleep,
I praise to the lord my soul to keep,
If I should die before I wake,
I praise to the lord,
my soul to take,
Amen."

"Amen" I repeated afterwards.

My mother leaned over and kissed my forehead. "Dream sweet dreams only my sweet baby." And she left out the door turning the light off in the process.

Snuggling under my covers more, I let my eyes close as the room turned dark. Listening to the sound of the trees rustle in the wind, I slowly fell asleep.

BANG!!

I jolted out of my sleep, looking around in fear.

Rubbing the blurriness out of my eyes, I tried to adjust to the room.

BANG!!

Slipping my feet into my poorly excuse of slippers, I cautiously walked towards the door. Putting my ear to the door I listened for any movement.

Silence.

Shaking with nervousness, I turned the doorknob to be met with a dark hallway. The only light showing was the one from my parents bedroom.

Walking quick but slow, to no longer prolong myself in the hall, I made my way towards the bedroom. Not wanting to let my presence be known quite yet, I peeked under the door.

Nothing.

Standing up, I slowly twisted the door knob. Opening the door with a slight creak, I was met with silence once again.

Looking around the room the bed seemed untouched. The floor was free from anything, the dresser was clean, and the books lay stacked neatly on the shelf next to my mother's small vanity.

Ending my survey, I walked slowly towards the bathroom. Peeking my head in, I could only see the mirror and the sink. But what caught my attention, was the reflection of the site that stared back at me that left me traumatized.

My body started to shake in convulsions.

"Aiyanna"

"Aiyanna"

"AIYANNA!"

"MOM!!"

Shooting straight up from my bed, I moved my hair off my sweaty face.
My chest heaved up and down, as I was left panting.

"Aiyanna get up and make something to eat." Terrance said making notice that he was standing at the head of my bed. "It's pass 7 and breakfast ain't even on my tray." He said irritated.

"Sorry, I'll be in there in a sec." I mumbled lowly, removing myself from my bed.

"Hurry up, I got a headache, and I'm not waiting for you to move your slow ass around. Doing all that damn screaming..." he said as he was walking out the room.

Knowing I had limited time, I went in the bathroom and begin to get ready.

Grabbing the toothpaste, I rinsed my toothbrush and applied it. Rinsing it again out of habit, I sung a song in my head to wait out the two minutes.

Know matter what rushed situation, I never let myself improperly brush my teeth, it's just an insecurity of mine.

Finishing up in the bathroom, I throw on some black jeans, a dark grayish type shirt, and some adidas.

Combing out my hair I let it stay in its natural state due to me not having time. Walking downstairs, I could hear the tv, playing what it's always playing, Good Times.

Moving fast in the kitchen I made eggs, bacon, and toast. Almost forgetting his important drink of everyday, I grabbed a beer out the fridge and closed it with my feet.

Sitting the meal on his tray, I stepped back to let him eat. He side eyed me and shooed me away, "Gon, get out my face." Turning his attention back to the tv, I walked back into the kitchen. Rushing to eat, I kept a close eye on the clock.

Reading 7:55, I put the dishes in the sink, making a mental note to clean them later. Before leaving I left an extra plate in the back of the fridge, knowing that Terrence would eat it if he saw it and left out to make a daily stop to Quick Mart.

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Honestly I want to try this whole writing thing, so this is something to get me started. But if you like comment and hit the star.❤️